On this day: Floyd Mayweather edges past Marcos Maidana
The self-proclaimed TBE had a close one this time. On May 3, 2014, Floyd Mayweather successfully defended the Ring and WBC...
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Cinco de Mayo: A boxing history
Ahead of this weekend’s bout between Gennady Golovkin and Vanes Martirosyan, Anson Wainwright has compiled a list of boxing’s notable Cinco de Mayo events.
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Ducking opponents? No way: From THE RING Magazine
This opinion piece from veteran boxing writer Ron Borges, published before Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s first fight against Marcos Maidana, argues against the idea that Mayweather has avoided the best opponents of his era.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Marcos Maidana’s second shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his chances of pulling the upset, Showtime’s All Access, Peter Quillin’s decision to vacate the WBO middleweight title, and much more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Marcos Maidana celebrates birthday by taunting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Thursday’s press conference in Los Angeles marked the fifth and final stop of the multi-city media tour for the Sept. 13 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana rematch, and it was also the birthday for Maidana, who turned 31.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. announces Sept. 13 rematch with Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced on his Twitter account that he will fight a Sept. 13 rematch with Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, confirmed to Yahoo!Sports that the bout will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
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Ellerbe dismisses notion of low PPV numbers for Mayweather-Maidana
Although the pay per view numbers for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana event have not yet been released, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe said he’s “very pleased” with the numbers and dismissed the notion that it performed poorly.
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Marcos Maidana advised to ‘play dirty’ versus Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The All-Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana Epilogue episode on Showtime on Saturday revealed that trainer Robert Garcia advised Marcos Maidana to “play dirty” during his May 3 majority decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
There’s a WBC heavyweight title bout going down tomorrow night but fans, mostly from the UK, still want to discuss the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana fight in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Lem’s latest: Jimmy Ellis dies; Mayweather-Maidana press scores
Former heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis, who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era’s best fighters, has died in his hometown at the age of 74.
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